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Code of Behaviour Please do
Avoid penguin nesting areas.
Report injured animals to TMNP staff.
Respect the privacy of local residents.
Obey traffic signage.
Respect the quiet nature of the area.
Keep your receipt.
Please don’t
Light fires, gas stoves or “skottel braais”.
Harass penguins.
Use selfie sticks through fences and near penguins.
Park in front of residents’ driveways.
Leave personal belongings unattended.
Litter or remove any plants or other material.
Bring your dog. Dogs are excluded from the beaches and are allowed on Willis Walk only if on a leash.
Have alcoholic beverages on the beach.
Smoke on the beach or boardwalks.
Remove any marine life, sand or shells.
Fish. Boulders falls within the Table Mountain National Park Marine Protected Area and is designated as a “No Take” zone.
Tides
Some beaches may be inaccessible during high tide. Please check tide tables before visiting Boulders.
Please Note
Boulders Bay is a penguin sanctuary and under Navy regulations. Kayaks, boats or other vessels are not permitted to approach the beach. Please note there are no lifeguards on duty at this beach.
These beautiful rustic camps, situated in unrivalled natural surroundings offer the ideal getaway. Careful planning, exclusive use of invasive alien timber and innovative layout and design ensure minimum environmental impact.
Overnight in a picturesque tented camp, set in the ancient Afromontane forest of Orange Kloof. Enjoy the overwhelming silence of this unspoilt, restricted-access forest.
Nestled in indigenous Milkwoods, no more than 100m from the sea, this tented camp is the ideal location for watching the sun set over the Atlantic Ocean.
Set in the shadows of a weathered flowering gum plantation and perfectly located to enjoy day trips to Boulders, Cape of Good Hope and Cape Point. The only tents with en-suite bathrooms and private kitchenettes.
For more information, contact BouldersTel: +27 21 786 2329 • Fax: +27 21 786 5786
PO Box 62, Simon’s Town, 7995
All the tented camps have communal ablution facilities, hot water and large communal kitchen/dining area, and are fully equipped for 12 people. Own bedding required.
Orange Kloof Tented Campforest experience
Slangkop Tented Camprelax next to the ocean
Smitswinkel Tented Campclose to the point
Bookings/info+27 21 712 [email protected]
HOERIKWAGGO TENTED CAMPS
The areas under the control of SANParks are used entirely at own risk and SANParks shall not be liable for any claims, accidents, injuries or loss, etc. arising from such use.
Please note that visitors are subjected to the conditions set in terms of section 86 of the National Environmental Management Act (107 of 1998) and the National Environmental Act: Protected Areas Act
(Act 57 of 2003) for the duration of their stay in the National Park.
Emergency: Tel: +27 86 110 6417 all hours e-mail: [email protected]
website: www.tmnp.co.za
A SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM CONNECTING SOCIETY
FREE ENTRYfor a year for Wild Card members,for more information, call0861 GO WILD (46 9453)www.wildcard.co.zaEXCLUDES RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
Boulders Penguin Colony
Breeding SpaceAfrican Penguins are social breeders and nest in colonies, but defend an area around the nest site.
NestingBeing unable to fly, penguins must construct their nests on the ground. Nests range from a shallow scrape in the open to burrows in sand or guano. They are also quick to use artificial structures.
MoultingOld worn feathers are replaced during the anual moult. In this period, the birds lose their waterproofing and are confined to land for about 21 days. African Penguins “fatten up” before the moult, which is a period of starvation.
ChicksNewborn chicks are covered in down, which is not waterproof. From the age of about 30 days, both parents go to sea. Youngsters that are left alone often congregate in crèches, mainly for protection.
Baby BluesAbout 60 days after hatching, some are already in full juvenile plumage. The down is replaced by a waterproof blue-grey plumage in which young penguins will eventually go to sea. At this age they are called “baby blues” because of their new colouring.
AdultsAfter a year or two, baby blues moult and attain their distinctive black-and-white adult plumage. African Penguins generally start breeding only at about four years of age. The main breeding season starts in February. They are a monogamous species and the lifelong partners take turns to incubate their eggs and to feed their young.
Path to beach
VegetationBuffer Zone
The Cave
1st Beach
Three Stripes Rock
Middle Beach
Boardwalks
Visitor Center
Water’s Edge
Noah’s Ark
Seaforth Beach
Seaforth Restaurant
Seaforth Square
Seaforth Road
(no buses)
To Simon’s Town& Cape Town Milner’s Point Road
To Cape Town
RESIDENTIAL AREA
BouldersBeach
Foxy Beach
Belle
vue
Road
(no
buse
s)
Entrance Gate
Parking
Information
Toilet
Penguin View SiteWhale Watching
Wheelchair FriendlyDogs allowed on leads onlySwimming
Restaurant M4
Penguin Facts
• Because of their donkey-like braying call they were previously named the Jackass Penguin. Since several species of South American penguins produce the same sound, the local birds have been renamed African Penguins, as they are the only penguin species that breeds in Africa.
• Their diet consists mainly of squid and shoal fish such as pilchards and anchovies.
• Their enemies in the ocean include sharks, Cape fur seals and, on occasion, killer whales (orcas). Land-based enemies include mongooses, genets, domestic cats and dogs – and the Kelp Gulls which steal eggs and newborn chicks.
• Their distinctive black and white colouring is a vital form of camouflage – white for underwater predators looking upwards and black for predators looking down onto the water.
• They can swim at an average speed of seven kilometers per hour, and can stay submerged for up to two minutes.
• Peak moulting time is during December, after which they head out to sea to feed (since they do not feed during moulting). They return in January to mate and begin nesting from about February to August.
• The African Penguin is listed in the Red Data Book as an endangered species.
• Of the 1,5-million African Penguin population estimated in 1910, only some 10% remained at the end of the 20th century. The uncontrolled harvesting of penguin eggs (as a source of food) and guano scraping nearly drove the species to extinction.Boulders
Nestled in a sheltered cove between Simon’s Town and Cape Point, Boulders has become world famous for its thriving colony of African Penguins and magnificent wind sheltered, safe beaches.
Although set in the midst of a residential area, it is one of the few sites where this endangered bird (Spheniscus demersus) can be observed at close range, wandering freely in a protected natural environment.
From just two breeding pairs in 1982, the penguin colony has grown to about 2 200 in recent years. This is partly due to the reduction in commercial pelagic trawling in False Bay, which has increased the supply of pilchards and anchovies, an integral part of the penguins’ diet.
Bordered mainly by indigenous bush above the high-water mark on the one side, and the clear waters of False Bay on the other, the area comprises a number of small sheltered bays, partially enclosed by granite boulders that are 540 million years old.
The most popular recreational spot is Boulders Beach, but the penguins are best viewed from Foxy Beach, where boardwalks take visitors to the birds.
• Penguins have very sharp beaks and can cause serious injury if they bite or lunge.
